Using the HotWire Diagnostics Utility
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November 1996
Running Loopback Tests
Select Loopback from the Diagnostics menu
to run local or remote loopback tests.
These tests can help you isolate areas of
trouble if you are having problems with card
operation or transmission. During a test:
Your card’s Test LED is solid yellow
whenever a loopback test is being
performed.
Any data received from the network
during loopback testing is lost.
These tests are uni-directional, meaning
that data is looped back to the PC end
of the connection only.
For window operation, click on:
Start to start a test. Refer to the
following procedure
.
Exit to close the window and return to the main menu without running a test
or after running a test and viewing results.
Options to specify test parameters. Refer to the
following procedure
.
Help to access screen help.
NOTE:
If you cannot run a successful local loopback test, retry the test one or two
times before contacting your customer service representative. However,
before running a remote loopback test, you should always contact your
customer service representative. Also, report a failed remote loopback test to
your customer service representative.
